Re: [PATCH v2 09/11] gpiolib: provide a dedicated function for setting lineinfo

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 11:28 AM Bartosz Golaszewski
<bgolaszewski@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> År., 4 gru 2019 o 23:30 Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> napisaÅ(a):
> > On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 6:02 PM Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > > +       if (desc->name) {
> > > +               strncpy(info->name, desc->name, sizeof(info->name));
> > > +               info->name[sizeof(info->name) - 1] = '\0';
> > > +       } else {
> > > +               info->name[0] = '\0';
> > > +       }
> > > +
> > > +       if (desc->label) {
> > > +               strncpy(info->consumer, desc->label, sizeof(info->consumer));
> > > +               info->consumer[sizeof(info->consumer) - 1] = '\0';
> > > +       } else {
> > > +               info->consumer[0] = '\0';
> > > +       }
> >
> > I think we have to fix GCC warnings first and then do whatever this patch does.
> >
>
> What GCC warnings are you referring to exactly?

stncpy() against partial string without NUL-terminator.

So, if desc->label is longer than info->consumer, it will be copied
partially. I don't check if the modern GCC clever enough to see the
next operation which does the termination.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko